In the corridor:
"Good afternoon, Ms Feng." The staff greeted Feng Xia.
She just nodded her head in response.
Both Feng Xia and Yuxi were walking through the hallway towards the studio.
"I thought you were interested in physical activities since nowadays, you care much about your weight. I was stunned to hear you skipped the P.E class and wanted to do the shooting earlier," spoke Feng Xia.
Yuxi, whose eyes were wandering around the area, replied " I have my ways to keep my body fit. P.E, sports are just not for me. I find it monotonous."
"What about other classes?"
"They are boring too. But, History is a somewhat fascinating one."
*Giggle*
"Why are you laughing?" Yuxi's drifting eyes fixated on the person in front of her.
"Me, my friends back in high school and the majority of students now would rather attend the P.E than staying in the boring history class. You have a very distinct taste. Yet, thanks to you, I might head home earlier today."
Feng Xia continued " It doesn't make a difference if you find the school or classes intriguing or not, whether you want to or don't want to attend certain classes. We can just find a way for your studies. But, acting is your career. So, I hope you understand what your main priority is."
After walking for a while, they entered a huge studio, where numerous staff were roaming around engaged in their respective works.
"Oh, You both are here." The director called out seeing them walking towards him.
"Good afternoon, Director Lee." Feng Xia and Yuxi greeted him.
Director Lee checked out Yuxi from down to up, before bursting into hearty laughter " Even when I am seeing you in flesh like this, it is still remarkable for me to acknowledge that you were obese like a ball before. Oh Sorry, I didn't mean to use the word 'ball'."
"It's fine, Director Lee. Manager Feng has already informed me about your habits of judging people as a joke. So, I was prepared in advance thanks to her." replied Yuxi, with a wide smile.
Hearing her words, the smile on the director's face disappeared instantly while Feng Xia's eyes widened in terror.
She hastily tried to refute but was cut off by the director whose face was dark as ink " The preparations are almost completed. Go to the dressing room and get ready." He spoke in an aloof way before returning to his seat.
Soon, A furious yell could be heard "Hey!! Fix the lighting properly. No, not that way. You! Do you want to get fired?"
Flinching slightly, Feng Xia glanced at Yuxi " Yuxi, Why would you even say that? Are you trying to make him mad at me or something? If you are, let me remind you it will only hamper you, not me."
Yuxi shrugged her shoulders " You were the one who told me about him being a jerk and said I should smile and flatter him to get on his good side."
"Yuxi, Do you even realize what you are talking about?"
"I didn't know anything about him, and to get on his good side, I needed some understanding about his personality. And, the factual truth you conveyed to me, made me understand him right away. So, I did my best to flatter him. Oh, and I smiled at him too. Didn't you see it?"
'*Scoff*This little b*tch is trying to get on my nerves.' Feng Xia was pissed.
Heaving a sigh, she didn't say anything further, just dragged her into the dressing room.
-Dressing Room:
"Yuxi, If you are done with makeup and hair, wear this outfit. I am heading out for fresh air. " Feng Xia said, placing the clothes on the dressing table.
"Umm." hummed Yuxi who was getting her makeup done by the newly assigned makeup artist.
As soon as Feng Xia left the room, the makeup artist started to speak "I have to concede as a professional makeup artist that your skin is incredibly smooth and clear. I have worked for many big-shot artists, nevertheless, none had such flawless skin."
"It's just because I am young."
"I highly doubt that. The majority of girls after hitting the age of 11 starts getting acne. Some might start early or later than that. The main point is, acne is very common for teenagers, even tiny ones. But, in your case, I can't find any. It's smooth like butter..when I put the foundation.." The make-up artist kept complimenting Yuxi.
"How much time would it take for my makeup and hair to be done?" Yuxi probed an abrupt question.
"Umm, the make-up is going to take another ten minutes, as for the hair maybe 20. Total, it might take half an hour. Why? Are you in a hurry?"
"No, I was just asking. If it's okay, can I take a rest while you do your work? I am a bit tired since I came here directly from the school."
"Oh, of course. I will wake you up when I am done."
"Thanks."
After thanking the staff, she closed her eyes, instantly falling into a deep sleep.
Inside her consciousness :
Opening her eyes, the first thing she saw was a massive radiantly glowing golden orb in mid-air. It was floating exactly in the middle of two distinct dimensions. Yuxi was also standing right at the central part of both dimensions.
On her right side, was a vast territory where the sun was brilliantly shining, there was a forest with countless colourful trees, plants, flowers. White mists were drifting around the area. Sounds of the river flowing in the distance, birds chirping, the slight breeze could be heard, illustrating a sense of tranquillity.
Whereas on the left side, was the red-black mixed world. The sky was covered with dark clouds and crimson red lightning was showering endlessly. Just like the white mist, the area had a faint black mist.
The ground was like a fire blazed charcoal road, countless flames appearing from underground. But, it was only visualized up to a hundred feet. Beyond that was infinite darkness.
Shen Xiu Ying peered at the orb for a moment before bowing deeply " Shen Xiu Ying's warm regards to the Divinity."